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from Inlander

The Spokane region is expanding opioid treatment and facilities

By Eliza Billingham

The United Nations just voted to ban hexahydrocannabinol, so what is it?

By Will Maupin

COVID-19: Five Years Later

— SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL, Section Editor

A timeline of the biggest moments and milestones of the COVID-19 pandemic across the Spokane area

Health care workers battled a raging storm during the pandemic, but some parts of the health system have changed for the better

By Samantha Wohlfeil

Public health took center stage during the pandemic. Some things haven't changed for the better

By Samantha Wohlfeil

Some COVID-era pivots and trends outlasted the pandemic. But have small businesses recovered enough to weather looming economic instability?

By E.J. Iannelli

How the pandemic made us appreciate live music, and proved to the industry we're willing to pay

By Seth Sommerfeld

As Spokane-area schools address impacts and deficiencies caused by the pandemic, educators are still figuring out how to reset attendance norms

By Colton Rasanen

Restaurants and bars across Spokane and Coeur d’Alene are still living in the shadow of COVID-19

By Dora Scott

Reminding people of the power of creativity, Spokane Arts helped keep the art scene alive during the pandemic

By E.J. Iannelli

Q&A: Downtown Spokane Partnership President Emilie Cameron talks about how the pandemic changed the heart of the city

By Eliza Billingham

How COVID put a dent in the cinematic world

By Seth Sommerfeld

Shutdown Stories: I was a high school freshman when COVID hit

— Hannah Higens, Inlander intern

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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